My biggest fear before working with Sarai was that my acne (which was quite full on at the time) would not be able to be covered up and still look natural. I had thoughts that Sarai would probably have to tell me that my skin was too bad and I wasn't allowed to be part of the Bonita shoot. But to my amazement and most wonderful surprise, she quickly worked her magic and never once commented on my skin unless I asked her for advice. As an empathetic person Sarai obviously understood that it can be quite a scary, sensitive topic, and I really appreciated that.

 

My favourite part was how relaxed and fun the whole process was. It really felt like when I was younger and with my friends or sisters, we would mess around doing each other's makeup, except with the added bonus that Sarai is incredibly talented and just seems to have this way of putting people at ease. As someone who doesn't wear makeup often, and usually doesn't know where to start when it comes to brushes and colour pigments it was awesome to finally know what some of the things that work for me are.

 

The best part was that the look we created was done together, Sarai let me have input into how I wanted it to be, even though a heavier coverage might have looked better over the acne or whatever - she let me be me. 

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If I was to recommend Sarai to a best friend I would say that they have no choice in the matter because Sarai is absolutely flawless and I couldn't fault a single thing about her work. Having a genuine person who is concerned about how you feel on the inside and who wants to empower you is the best thing you could ever ask for when it comes to makeup and feeling your best.